David Ayer
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday18 January 1968 (58 years old)
Place of birthChampaign, Illinois, USA
Known credits34
Biography
David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T. (2003). He has also directed Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), Sabotage (2014), and The Beekeeper (2024). In 2016, he directed the superhero movie Suicide Squad from the DC Extended Universe and then the urban fantasy film Bright (2017) for Netflix. He has twice collaborated with actor Shia LaBeouf: first with the World…
John Doe
2028 · Director
Heart of the Beast
2026 · Producer
Heart of the Beast
2026 · Director
A Working Man
2025 · Director
A Working Man
2025 · Producer
A Working Man
2025 · Screenplay
Bosco
2024 · Executive Producer
The Beekeeper
2024 · Director
The Beekeeper
2024 · Producer
Snorkeling
2023 · Executive Producer
The Suicide Squad
2021 · Thanks
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020 · Self
The Tax Collector
2020 · Screenplay
The Tax Collector
2020 · Director
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020 · Executive Producer
Deputy
2020 · Executive Producer
Deputy
2020 · Director
Ready for War
2019 · Executive Producer
Bright
2017 · Director
Bright
2017 · Writer
Bright
2017 · Producer
Training Day
2017 · Screenplay
Suicide Squad
2016 · Writer
Suicide Squad
2016 · Director
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016
Fury
2014 · Director
Fury
2014 · Writer
Fury
2014 · Producer
Sabotage
2014 · Director
Sabotage
2014 · Writer
Sabotage
2014 · Producer
End of Watch
2012 · Director
End of Watch
2012 · Producer
End of Watch
2012 · Writer
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008 · Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008 · Self
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008 · Self
Street Kings
2008 · NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)
Street Kings
2008 · Director
Harsh Times
2005 · Producer
Harsh Times
2005 · Director
Harsh Times
2005 · Writer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Production Consultant
S.W.A.T.
2003 · Screenplay
Dark Blue
2002 · Screenplay
Training Day
2001 · First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
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